Surnames
UK surnames beginning with S
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Stenson | 554 | 1,039 |
| 502 | Shreeve | 583 | 1,036 |
| 503 | Sheehy | 76 | 1,035 |
| 504 | Stanbury | 786 | 1,034 |
| 505 | Sidat | 0 | 1,032 |
| 506 | Storrie | 483 | 1,032 |
| 507 | Stanger | 753 | 1,031 |
| 508 | Stebbings | 806 | 1,031 |
| 509 | Saddington | 604 | 1,027 |
| 510 | Sam | 19 | 1,027 |
| 511 | Savva | 0 | 1,026 |
| 512 | Steedman | 776 | 1,023 |
| 513 | Shergill | 0 | 1,022 |
| 514 | Shorthouse | 598 | 1,022 |
| 515 | Straughan | 497 | 1,021 |
| 516 | Sinha | 0 | 1,020 |
| 517 | Sohail | 0 | 1,020 |
| 518 | Swindell | 721 | 1,020 |
| 519 | Sly | 1,127 | 1,018 |
| 520 | Scattergood | 806 | 1,015 |
| 521 | Skuse | 524 | 1,015 |
| 522 | Staunton | 336 | 1,015 |
| 523 | Spurgeon | 953 | 1,014 |
| 524 | Scotland | 855 | 1,011 |
| 525 | Saunderson | 695 | 1,010 |
| 526 | Shrestha | 0 | 1,005 |
| 527 | Stanfield | 845 | 1,005 |
| 528 | Shanley | 308 | 1,000 |
| 529 | Shiel | 550 | 996 |
| 530 | Sproston | 575 | 995 |
| 531 | Shilton | 929 | 994 |
| 532 | Shillito | 721 | 989 |
| 533 | Spall | 565 | 988 |
| 534 | Standley | 508 | 987 |
| 535 | Sinden | 653 | 986 |
| 536 | Soar | 707 | 986 |
| 537 | Sayed | 0 | 984 |
| 538 | Smales | 792 | 979 |
| 539 | Stuckey | 670 | 979 |
| 540 | Shires | 838 | 978 |
| 541 | Sloane | 688 | 978 |
| 542 | Squibb | 630 | 976 |
| 543 | Sibbald | 824 | 972 |
| 544 | Stainer | 624 | 964 |
| 545 | Sterry | 491 | 961 |
| 546 | Siddons | 585 | 959 |
| 547 | Saddique | 0 | 958 |
| 548 | Sanford | 555 | 956 |
| 549 | Skene | 742 | 953 |
| 550 | Stobbart | 374 | 953 |
| 551 | Stowell | 598 | 952 |
| 552 | Staniland | 527 | 950 |
| 553 | Shoesmith | 890 | 949 |
| 554 | Stearn | 627 | 946 |
| 555 | Sleeman | 965 | 945 |
| 556 | Stamper | 679 | 945 |
| 557 | Staveley | 498 | 943 |
| 558 | Scorer | 413 | 940 |
| 559 | Surman | 683 | 940 |
| 560 | Symington | 830 | 935 |
| 561 | Staddon | 663 | 934 |
| 562 | Stretch | 670 | 931 |
| 563 | Slingsby | 840 | 930 |
| 564 | Sleigh | 668 | 928 |
| 565 | Spray | 895 | 927 |
| 566 | Smiles | 618 | 924 |
| 567 | Smithies | 1,074 | 924 |
| 568 | Staton | 576 | 924 |
| 569 | Sealy | 539 | 917 |
| 570 | Stanhope | 717 | 913 |
| 571 | Spackman | 885 | 912 |
| 572 | Sandell | 553 | 909 |
| 573 | Sole | 695 | 909 |
| 574 | Shawcross | 992 | 907 |
| 575 | Stylianou | 0 | 907 |
| 576 | Sword | 596 | 902 |
| 577 | Sidaway | 445 | 901 |
| 578 | Spires | 615 | 900 |
| 579 | Sharland | 775 | 896 |
| 580 | Shave | 659 | 892 |
| 581 | Scarrott | 221 | 891 |
| 582 | Soanes | 401 | 891 |
| 583 | Stinton | 557 | 882 |
| 584 | Sandham | 767 | 879 |
| 585 | Sallis | 443 | 878 |
| 586 | Speak | 1,040 | 874 |
| 587 | Scourfield | 317 | 872 |
| 588 | Sizer | 524 | 871 |
| 589 | Shilling | 725 | 870 |
| 590 | Sammons | 459 | 865 |
| 591 | Stabler | 517 | 864 |
| 592 | Selley | 425 | 863 |
| 593 | Sheth | 0 | 861 |
| 594 | Scrimshaw | 533 | 855 |
| 595 | Seale | 511 | 855 |
| 596 | Shooter | 443 | 852 |
| 597 | Squirrell | 380 | 851 |
| 598 | Spivey | 669 | 850 |
| 599 | Snelson | 683 | 849 |
| 600 | Shine | 236 | 847 |